Samsung City: discover the company's laboratories in South Korea

Showmetech traveled to South Korea to explore the tech city that goes by the name of Samsung City, at the invitation of the company. In addition to having several testing laboratories, the site houses a museum that provides a journey through the history of human evolution and its technologies.

Find out how your smartphone is tested below:

Samsung Innovation Museum

O Samsung Innovation Museum is located in Suwon, South Korea, and its central idea is to make the visitor walk through history, visualizing up close each technological advance provided by humanity since the discovery of electricity.

If you are interested in seeing it up close special collections about the discovery of radio waves, the invention of telephony and the TV that you use in your home to this day, this is the perfect place for it.

In the museum there is not only innovation on the part of the Samsung, as devices such as: the first cell phone with SMS, the first cell phone with internet connection and the first cell phone with a camera are on display. Thus, it is possible to have a broader view and see where the company fits in the whole picture.

A Samsung has always been focused on innovation, and stands out in relation to Chinese manufacturers. Since 1980, when the Samsung launched its first color television, the company based in Seoul, South Korea, has been innovating in the western market. A recent example of this was the launch of the market's first curved 4K Smart TV, which appeared in 2014.

Another outstanding feature of the company is the strong investment in research and development that spreads across several areas, including health.

Samsung Labs in South Korea

Essential for the creation and development of new products, the laboratories of Samsung in South Korea they carry out all kinds of tests. The first example is the heat and usage scenarios lab, where experts detect hardware anomalies and ensure your smartphone doesn't overheat, for example.

In this type of test, it is common for the product to undergo simulations of everyday use. O Galaxy Note 9 shown on the notebook in the image above, for example, is the latest high-end smartphone released by Samsung, expected to reach X temperature when opening the camera app during this test. Clearly, the device works very well once it now available in Brazil.

There are also laboratories that perform acoustic tests for products that emit sounds. Here, the hardware is placed both in chambers that are completely isolated from any kind of sound, and in rooms full of noise and reflective surfaces. In total, the number of tests exceeds 80, according to the Samsung.

Another type of laboratory present in South Korea is the resistance one. In this area, Showmetech was received by Hwangkyun Joo, the senior reliability manager at Samsung Electronics e Sera Kwon, reliability manager at Samsung Electronics. Hwangkyun Joo has worked at Samsung since 2001, working in this specific area since 2016.

But, going back to the resistance laboratory, we can say that: every smartphone model manufactured by Samsung and that you use in your day to day went through a battery of tests. Engaging in drops, sprains and all sorts of potential wear and tear.

In other words: yes, the company knows exactly what will happen when your expensive cell phone hits the floor. These data are documents to know how problematic a release can be, given that the final product can't be that fragile.

Last but not least, we have laboratories dedicated to measuring water or dust resistance. All mobile devices with certifications IP – regardless of the level of protection – pass through this corridor.

What many do not know is that there is also a last sector where tests are carried out regarding the resistance of products to moisture and to the most different climates found around the globe. So, if you live in a tropical country like Brazil, or in the extreme north of America, you can be sure that your product will work within normal standards.

Brazilian journalists were the first in the world to visit both Samsung's facilities in Korea and the United States. So keep an eye on Showmetech to find out how displays and sound systems are developed for the devices you use so much.

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